LANSDALE — A 62-year-old Towamencin man accused of kissing a 9-year-old neighborhood boy on the lips in a sexual manner in the man’s bedroom last November is headed for trial on multiple criminal counts after waiving his preliminary hearing in district court on March 13.

As part of a waiver agreement struck with prosecutors inside District Judge Harold Borek’s Lansdale court Thursday morning, John Douglas Stone, of the 1100 block of Jefferson Court, had one count of first-degree misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children filed against him withdrawn. Prosecutors also amended the original criminal complaint to reduce the grading of a corruption of minors charge against Stone from a third-degree felony to a first-degree misdemeanor.

Stone waived that charge, as well as one count of third-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor (sexual offenses) and one count of first-degree misdemeanor indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age.

The deal meant that the boy, who was at court with family members for the scheduled hearing, did not have to testify, though he may have to take the witness stand if the case makes it to trial in county court.

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Towamencin detectives have said that on Nov. 20, 2013, police received information that the boy had “made out” with Stone, who lives in the same neighborhood. The next morning, at Towamencin police headquarters, the boy’s mother informed detectives that her son had told her that Stone, who was drunk, had “kissed him on the lips” inside Stone’s residence approximately two to three weeks earlier, police said.

The woman also said that she confronted Stone — whom both she and her son had befriended, because he lived nearby — about her son’s allegations and that he admitted to kissing the boy in his home but claimed that he “was drunk and did not know what he had done,” according to documents filed in district court.

On Feb. 21, investigators interviewed the boy, who said he frequently visited Stone in his home — sometimes to see Stone’s pet cat — but only once was in the man’s bedroom, police said. The boy said that when the alleged incident occurred, he was in Stone’s bedroom, lying on a bed with Stone and watching cartoons when Stone, who “was drunk and acting weird,” court papers state, “french-kissed (the boy) with his tongue.” The boy said he immediately pushed Stone away from him and said “Get off me,” then left the residence, detectives said.

Stone was arrested Feb. 26 and arraigned before Borek, who set bail at 10 percent of $50,000 cash. Stone was then committed to Montgomery County Correctional Facility, where he remained until posting bond on Feb. 28.

He’s due to be formally arraigned on the three charges in county court on April 23.